Chapter 75 Goodbye, friend
Everyone entering the Konesburg defense circle, whether walking civilian soldiers or officers on a car, must undergo strict but not harsh inspections and register according to classifications, and Lynn will naturally not be treated with exceptions.
"The 11th SS Voluntary Armored Grenadier Division?"
Looking at Lynn's soldier certificate, the National Defense Army officer responsible for copying and registering looked at him intentionally.
"Well, our company has many officers and soldiers on the periphery defense line. A group of poor people who failed to keep up with the large army, right?" Lynn had already prepared to deal with this question, so he said it very well. After Carl's correction, his pronunciation was much better than the original standard.
After confirming that the certificate was not a problem, the non-commissioned officer shook his head helplessly: "It is no surprise that the war is fighting like this! I heard that your division is gathering and resting near Stedeing. You go to the port area to find the Kyle Hotel and ask the people at the War Zone Logistics Command there to see if they can arrange for you to board the ship as soon as possible. There should be a ship to Stedeing soon!"
Although he did not want to leave the "butcher" who was uncertain about life and death, it can be seen that the non-commissioned officer in front of him had good intentions. Lin En still thanked him solemnly and asked again: "How long will it take for them to wait to get on the boat?"
The non-commissioned officer looked at the family of three standing by the road through the window glass: "I can't say this either. Maybe two days, maybe a week, mainly to look at the navy. They have done their best, but our enemies are too cruel..."
Lynn was speechless. Indeed, the opponent chosen by Germany was too "brutal". Even if he had an outstanding army of quality, he could only accept the fate of failure in the end.
After getting his soldier certificate back, Lynn walked out of the booth with his head down.
"Dad! Dad!"
Little Kacili, who was squatting at the young woman's feet, was like a puppy who saw her owner coming home, and she was extremely happy.
Lin En walked a few steps quickly and bent down to spread his arms: "Come on, Dad!"
Little Kasili happily threw herself into Lynn's arms, and leaned forward to "yes" his face that was rising again, and laughed "giggle".
Although Lin En's face was full of smiles, she was about to part, but she felt very conflicted.
Private Carl, who was behind Lynn, quickly completed the registration. The main force of his troops was still on the periphery's defense line at this time, and it seemed that he could not board the ship in advance. Although this guy looked indifferent, he could still see some loss from his eyes.
"They asked me to go to the field hospital over there to check my injuries, use some anti-inflammatory potions, and then maybe return to the front line! Our troops are still holding onto the most critical position!"
Lin En looked in the direction he turned his face and looked. The woods and villages behind the defense line were probably fully utilized, including command centers, artillery positions, ammunition depots and field hospitals equipped with eye-catching crosses. Although such a defense line cannot be compared with the overall fortifications like Magino that consumes a lot of manpower, material resources and time, it seems at least it is relatively complete. It is just that the Soviet army's fierce offensive left a very deep impression on Lin En, and he also knew that the moment when the spear hit the strong shield was not far away. It is definitely impossible to defend, and we must find a way to get the little Kacili and his family to board the ship as soon as possible.
On this issue, Lynn thought it was "must" rather than "doing his best", not just because of the "one night" with the young woman, the dictionary and books provided by Baishan Goatee, the "dad" of Xiao Kacili, and the effective relief of his depression in less than two days. Everything was combined, so that he could clarify this without weighing the trade-offs.
"Thank you for your care along the way, Carl! One more thing..." Lynn pulled Private aside and whispered: "Do you have any other way to get them on board as soon as possible?"
Hearing this, the Second Class was not surprised. He lowered his head, bit his lips with his teeth, thought for a while, and then looked around carefully, then whispered: "A few days ago, I heard from my friend that during the day, the order of boarding was strictly managed, but at night, because of the fear that the lights would attract enemy bombers, there were almost no lights in the entire port. Either bribe the naval soldiers who arranged boarding the ship with property, or sneak onto the ship while others were not paying attention."
Obviously, he knew that Lynn was very bad German. Carl also gestured with his fingers on Lynn's palm while speaking. Finally, he reminded: "Navy soldiers may not accept bribes, so you can try it alone. It is very risky to get on the ship secretly, but with the current situation, the navy soldiers will not shoot. At most, I think they will be thrown from the sea and swim back to the shore by themselves!"
Half-hearing and half-guessing, Lin En nodded repeatedly, but couldn't help but sigh: It would be painful enough for such weather to pass by. If you were thrown into the sea, it would probably be even more miserable than being beaten directly!
"No matter what, Lynn, I wish you good luck!" Private second-class shook hands with Lynn solemnly, turned around and said a simple goodbye to the White Goatee and the others.
Although it was a farewell, no one showed too much sadness. The white goatee stepped forward and shook hands with Carl to say goodbye. The young woman bent down and taught Little Kassili to say "Goodbye Uncle".
"Goodbye, Carl! Take care!"
After saying this, Lin En decided to turn the tables. The banquet ended in the world, but... he had not had much time to spend with this family of three.
Farewell to Private Carl, who was taking the blame, the four of them continued to walk north along the highway. The white goatee seemed to have always had such a calm expression. The young woman seemed very calm at this time, but she was not ignorant of everything about to happen. Her beautiful eyebrows condensed with sadness again, but she had changed her connotation. Her lower eyes seemed to be unwilling to intersect with Lin Neng again, and her two fair and tender hands were tightly clenched. Only Xiao Kacili was immersed in the happiness of family and family roaming, but the more this happened, the more she would be injured when she parted. Lin Neng originally thought about whether to use severe scolding and get angry for no reason to "cool" her in advance, but seeing that innocent and slightly savory face, he couldn't make up anyway - this was even more difficult than letting him shoot the enemy in front of him!
After hesitating for a long time, he looked up the dictionary in advance. Lynn took the opportunity of going to the roadside to the small answer and said to Baishan Goatee alone: "Sir, there is something very important that you must discuss with you... In order to let you, Alice and Cassili board the ship and evacuate as soon as possible, I am going to take a special channel, which requires some money, but what I bring may not be enough..."
"Are you talking about bribing someone who arranges order on board?" Baishan Goatee said bluntly. After getting Lynn's nod to agree, he shook his head. Leaving the bushes on the side of the road, he placed his suitcase on the ground and opened it in front of Lynn.
Inside, there were a few books and a small kraft paper bag inside, which opened with some fragments of bread.
"Have I ever received a Finney from you when I gave you the book?"
After hearing the words from Baishan Goatee, Lin En suddenly felt very ashamed.
Immediately afterwards, the White Goatee said to the young woman in a small tone without any anger: "Alice, is there anything valuable in your luggage?"
The young woman hesitated for a moment and whispered: "Only one silver ring is left!"
Although she did not say what the meaning of this ring was, since it was preserved to the end, it would naturally not be the kind that was dispensable.
Lin En sighed lightly. In just a while, he seemed to have returned to the time when he was a child's test score and was discovered. He was instantly criticized by human ethics and emotional self-esteem, so that he felt uneasy and guilty and ashamed.
After closing the suitcase again, Baishan Goatee didn't look at Lin Neng, and said lightly: "It doesn't matter, we have very little appetite, and it's not a problem to support four or five days!"
"I have some cakes here too!" When I said this, the young woman looked directly at Lin En, without any blame in her eyes, which gave Lin En a sense of relief.
If I met such a family in a peaceful era, Lynn would have agreed without hesitation.
Kassili, who was standing next to the young woman like a little penguin, didn't understand what the adult was worried about at all, but said to Lynn firmly: "It's okay, Dad! As long as you take us with you, even if you don't take a big boat, it's great to keep walking like this!"
Chapter completed!